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Hydrofrac Fluid

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-013652

Specially engineered fluids containing chemical additives and proppant that are pumped under high pressure into the well to create and hold open fractures in theformation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-013652
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesAdapted from EPA Study of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources: Progress Report at http://www.epa.gov/hfstudy/pdfs/hf-report20121214.pdf
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-013652",
  "term": "Hydrofrac Fluid",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Specially engineered fluids containing chemical additives and proppant that are pumped under high pressure into the well to create and hold open fractures in theformation.",
  "references": [
    "Adapted from EPA Study of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources: Progress Report at http://www.epa.gov/hfstudy/pdfs/hf-report20121214.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/hydrofrac-fluid/"
}

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